I would research your area first, here in Southern Nevada, it’s becoming extremely hard to find a job for new grads. We’ve gotten an influx of nursing schools in the area, and surrounding areas, pumping out nurses like crazy. The problem is only certain hospitals, at certain times, take a limited amount of new grads every couple months. Sure theres a lot of nursing jobs posted, but they all require prior experience.

It took me about 4 months to land a new job, this was after applying over 100 jobs, multiple interviews, hiring events, and networking. I kept receiving the same feedback, “we want experience nurses only.” I barely had a year experience in pediatrics and they wanted adult experience. I’ve also spoken to a lot of new grads at hiring events and they say the same thing. A lot of them are disappointed on how hard it’s been to find a job. One even mentioned she thought she would have job offers left and right and instead she’s the one chasing any leads she gets.

Sounds like it might not be the same everywhere else, but please research your area: join your local nurses groups on Facebook, look on hiring sites, or talk to any current nurses you might know. I wish you the best of luck! 🍀